Ptomaphila lacrymosa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carrion Beetle sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 148 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carrion Beetle in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carrion Beetle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Carrion Beetle sightings, Grampians National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Carrion Beetle that you can see in Grampians National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (about 30%), Stigmodera macularia (about 20%) and Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carrion Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
